Robert Pires

[stevenjos]

ive just got it! loads of fans are happy we've signed somebody!! i was getting genuinely worried we thought this was a great signing!

[TimTheVillain]

Welcome to Villa Park Robert ( Robear).....

Do you think he looks like a certain chip shop owner?

Better looking, slimmer, more French than Greek !!

[Dave Cooper please]

ive just got it! loads of fans are happy we've signed somebody!! i was getting genuinely worried we thought this was a great signing!

You haven't got it at all!
It's not a 'great' signing, just a decent player, on a free, on a short contract, who can do a decent job while we have half our squad on the sick. No risk, if it doesn't work he's gone in the summer, if it does work we might get a few points out of it.

You do realise we can only sign non-contract players outside of the transfer window don't you?

[eric woolban woolban]

Ladies, are you happy with the signing?

Best looking Villa player since Ginola?

Was my fave player along with Henry in that great Arsenal team.

[Karl Bridges]

ive just got it! loads of fans are happy we've signed somebody!! i was getting genuinely worried we thought this was a great signing!

You haven't got it at all!
It's not a 'great' signing, just a decent player, on a free, on a short contract, who can do a decent job while we have half our squad on the sick. No risk, if it doesn't work he's gone in the summer, if it does work we might get a few points out of it.

You do realise we can only sign non-contract players outside of the transfer window don't you?

It's rocket science to him Dave. You're better off ignoring him.

[stevenjos]

glad everyone knows someone who hasnt got a contract till november is a decent signing at 37. no wonder we had ellis for so many years.

[damon loves JT]

I think 'sad sack' was a generous epithet in the circumstances

[Shrek]

glad everyone knows someone who hasnt got a contract till november is a decent signing at 37. no wonder we had ellis for so many years.

We have signed him because it suits our situation. We played United last week with 2 kids in midfield, when they were knackered we had no one to come on for 10 minutes to see the game out.

Surely you can see that.

[Dave]

glad everyone knows someone who hasnt got a contract till november is a decent signing at 37. no wonder we had ellis for so many years.

We have signed him because it suits our situation. We played United last week with 2 kids in midfield, when they were knackered we had no one to come on for 10 minutes to see the game out.

Surely you can see that.

I'm pretty sure he can't see as far as the end of his nose.

Who should we have signed instead to alleviate our worst injury crisis in two decades then Steven?

[DB]

OK he's old, but at least we've signed someone from outside these shores (i.e. not British or from a British club). That's been a while,

[TimTheVillain]

glad everyone knows someone who hasnt got a contract till november is a decent signing at 37. no wonder we had ellis for so many years.

I don't think everyone's doing cartwheels - it's more a case of getting some talent in before the transfer window opens in the only way possible.

This is not a long term deal !

[El Hurricane]

As someone said Henrik Larrson did a job for Man Utd,albeit sparingly,to all the doubters who are you going to play instead?

[dave.woodhall]

glad everyone knows someone who hasnt got a contract till november is a decent signing at 37. no wonder we had ellis for so many years.

You've come out with some idiocy in your brief time with us but this is the best. What would you do if you were manager now? And what the fuck has this got to do with Doug Ellis?

[Villan For Life]

glad everyone knows someone who hasnt got a contract till november is a decent signing at 37. no wonder we had ellis for so many years.

He can do a job in the short term and I'm sure that he'll add more value in the dressing room and on the training ground. We have so many players with huge potential who can  gain so much from being around a player like Pires.

[K3Villa]

glad everyone knows someone who hasnt got a contract till november is a decent signing at 37. no wonder we had ellis for so many years.

You've come out with some idiocy in your brief time with us but this is the best. What would you do if you were manager now? And what the fuck has this got to do with Doug Ellis?

Ban him.